Comments on: Is rap fading away from mainstream music?

By: adl_tx

adl_tx — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:16:59 +0000

Yeah you got this right.

The major problem with rap music these days is that
so many rappers use profanities and obscene language
in their music. Promote the violent street gang culture as
a positive thing.
Plus many a rapper seems to get themselves arrested
for a serious crime.

From what I heard in the entertainment news media that
2008 was the worst year for rap music sales.
Compared to rock music which has steady increase in sales.

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By: Jaybird

Jaybird — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:26:59 +0000

prepare for the worst and pray for the best. I love rock and alternative music but I rarely listen to music anymore, or at least I'm trying not to listen to music anymore.
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By: Vibrate it

Vibrate it — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:10:59 +0000

yeah rock is deffinetly bigger then rap now a days.
I wouldn’t say that the whole "booz,drugs,violence and sex" image of rap is what is causing it to fade. But I think the whole point of it all being the same is what is making it fail. Its all boring now and I think its really old and the rap industry needs to step it up quite a bit.
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By: Liberty, Equality, Fraternity

Liberty, Equality, Fraternity — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:50:59 +0000

Is rap fading away from the mainstream? Hardly. The top 10 iTunes best selling songs today include tracks from Eminem, Flo Rida, Kid Cudi, and Pitbull (all hip-hop/rap artists).

Should rock make a comeback? I certainly wouldn’t mind, but I don’t necessarily think it needs to. We’re living in an unprecedented era, where music is waaaay more accessible than ever before (via Internet, portable music, media saturation, etc). More music is being made and distributed than ever before, and "rock" no longer describes a specific genre. Would you like to see grunge rock come back? Indie rock? C*ck rock? Hair metal? We have so many choices in what kind of music is available today, and so many places where we are exposed to it, that whatever is "mainstream" really doesn’t matter.

Rap can keep the Top 10/40/100 charts. I like it better that I have to seek out the specific sounds I like.

Be careful with overgeneralizations–rap music isn’t always just about guns and robberies. In fact, just like rock, there are a lot of different kinds of rap, and gangsta style is only a very small part of it.
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By: JJ

JJ — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:17:59 +0000

some rap isn’t about that at all.
a lot is, beacuse of the areas rap originated from. people based their lyrics on personal experience.
When you say Rock Music, are you talking about soft rock, Bon Jovi stuff? Cos some might say Disturbed’s lyrics about Devon not going to heaven beacuse she was forsaken is also not that great!!
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By: Icky

Icky — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:08:59 +0000

Well put. Not all rap is based on guns and robbing people. Let’s see, sex, drugs.made up words, etc. My personal opinion is rap is NOT music. It is poetry with a beat. Some is good but most is over played and repetitive. Most of the "classic" all time FAVORITE songs came from The Beatles, Lynard Skynard, ACDC, Aerosmith, etc. which is Rock N Roll! Rap won’t make history! Nirvana WILL! Keep on rockin
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By: DZ

DZ — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:40:59 +0000

Nah i though so to til i saw the last Rock Award show..hahahaha

they were so lame..old makeup wearing , non soundchecking, scratchy voice sounding, drug induced wackness..

I wanted rock to make a comeback but i think it time for something new to bring something back
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By: Try This With Ur EYES Closed :O

Try This With Ur EYES Closed :O — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:21:59 +0000

i dont like rap very much but i wouldb’t be happy or sad if rap died

i like rock, alternative, emo(wikipedia’s words not mine), screamo, punk, grunge metal,

basically head banging music, when people my age are still listening to the jonas brothers and miley cyrus, and rap artists too(i wanted rto get back on topic)

imma 13 year old girl if you were wondering
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By: Setrem

Setrem — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:38:59 +0000

Since when is rap considered music??
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By: Cakes

Cakes — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:27:59 +0000

Yes, I sincerely hope so. 25+ years of it is enough.
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